100 Hispanic Women Third Annual Membership MeetingSaturday, April 18, 2009. Agenda for third annual membership meeting; mission statement and list of board of directors; membership application; committee description of Capital District Chapter; April 2009 issue of Latino New York

BOCES: The Tech Valley ConsortiumPublication, "Connecting the P-16 Educational System &amp; 21st Century Business Environment," with cover note to Maria Neira

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Children's Cabinet Meeting9/3/09 at 10:30am. Descriptions and goals of Early Childhood Advisory Council workgroup, Subcommittee on Children with Incarcerated Parents, Subcommittee on Child Welfare/Juvenile Justice; New York Times editorials decrying conditions at juvenile
detention facilities; policy briefs by New York State Afterschool Network (NYSCAN)

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Children's Cabinet Advisory07/09/09 at 10:30AM in Blue Room, State Capitol. Notice of cancellation

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Tax Cap05/07/08 at 3:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 2. Memos re meeting

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Stimulus Meeting02/27/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Memo re meeting

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Healthcare Talking PointsTalking points on health care, November 7, 2009; press release, "House Passage of Affordable Health Care Is a Victory for All Americans: Statement of Randi Weingarten, President, American Federation of Teachers," November 7, 2009

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Education Finance Research Consortium10/31/08 at 8:30AM in State Museum. Invitation to attend presentation, "Three Reports on K-12 Education in New York State," re property taxes, financial management in charter schools, and variations in teacher contracts

Children's Advisory Board06/04/09 at 10:30AM in State Capitol, Blue Room. Agenda; summary of February 26 meeting; briefing for June 4 meeting, focusing on disconnected youth; Progress Report on the Recommendations from the People First Forums, August 2008, re delivery of
mental health/ developmental disabilities/alcohol abuse treatment services

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Children's Cabinet Advisory02/26/09 at 10:30AM in Blue Room, State Capitol. Agenda; Presentations by the Subcommittee of the Workgroup on Disconnected Youth, February 26; Preliminary Recommendations to Address the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Parents; Progress Report,
Local Implementation of Children's Health Insurance Enrollment Efforts Work Group; list of members of Advisory Board to be appointed to the Early Childhood Advisory Council

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Children's Cabinet7/31/08 at 10:30AM in Blue Room of the Capitol. Memo

Children's Cabinet Advisory Bd.05/8/08 at 10:30am in State Capitol, Blue Rm. Universal Pre-K (UPK) Implementation Work Group Report to the Advisory Board, May 8; Early Learning Financing Work Group Report to the Advisory Board, May 8; response to recommendations; budget
highlights

Children's Cabinet Advisory CommitteeFilled-in appointments questionnaire, authorization for disclosure of protected health information, and application for confidential police background check for NYSUT vice president Maria Neira for appointment to the Children's Cabinet Advisory
Committee; Excerpts from the NYS Public Officers Law and other laws and regulation related to Ethics in State Government, from the NYS Ethics Commission; Neira resume;

Children's Cabinet: Teenage Births, Outcomes for Teen Parents and their ChildrenDecember 2008 report by Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, send to Maria Neira in her role as a member of the Children's Cabinet Advisory Board

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Children's Cabinet Quality Stars NYProgram for 30th Anniversary Celebration for Center for Women in Government and Civil Society, September 25, 2008; meeting summary for Quality Stars NY webinar; description of Quality Stars NY, a program of the NYS Office of Children and Family
Services

Contract for Excellence Update Meeting4/10/08 at 2:30pm in Hilton, NYC. Discussion paper for Regents, "Proposed Revisions to the Regulations of the Commissioner Relating to Contracts for Excellence," February 5; memo from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to locals re Contract for
Excellence update and meeting, March 11

ELA/ESL Standards4/24/08. Draft document, "Educating English Language Learners: What the Research Does -- and Does Not -- Tell Us"; agenda for Regents Learning Standards Review Initiative Public Forum on the Review of the ELA/ESL Standards

Spanish/Hispanic/Latino Quotations6/5/08. Quotations on leadership and the Latino experience

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Hispanic Participation in Technology Careers Summit5/5-6/08. Report prepared for summit, "A Matter of Trust: Ten Key Insights from Recent Public Opinion Research on Attitudes about Education Among Hispanic Parents, Students, and Young Adults"

Janella Hinds Conference Call11/05/09 at 2PM. Report of the NYSUT High School Initiatives Task Force on Improving Graduation Rates

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Credit Recovery11/06/08 at 1PM in SED, NYC. NYSUT Talking Points on Credit Recovery, the practice of allowing students to make up for lack of classroom attendance, sometimes through online courses, in order to improve school district graduation rates; article from
New York Times, April 11, 2008; reports/marketing materials by online learning companies

Task Force on High School InitiativesCharge to the task force; background re establishment of task force; list of members; reports of the first vice president (Maria Neira), updating on high school initiative, prepared for the NYSUT Board of Directors

John Zimmerman Meeting12/12/08 at 9AM in Dick's office. Letter to NYSUT vice president Maria Neira, congratulating her on her election as chair of NBPTS Finance Committee, November 12, 2008; AFT financial statements

NBPTS/Albert Shanker GrantChart of contracts with National Board Certification incentives

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NBPTS Ballot: James A. Kelly AwardBallot from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira in her role as member of the Board of Directors of National Board for Professional Teaching Standards; letter to Board of Directors recommending that the James A. Kelly Award for Advancing Accomplished
Teaching go to Gov. Roy E. Barnes and Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

Alternative Proposal to NCLB5/22/08 with Lunch at Hilton, Chevy Chase Run (Terrace Level). NCLB Task Force meeting agenda, April 17-18, 2008; statement by Randi Weingarten, president, United Federation of Teachers, to the Association for a Better New York, "Accountability in New
York City's Public Schools," March 13, 2008; highlights of the proposed accountability reports; list of NCLB Task Force members; related documents

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NCLB Task Force5/22/08 at 12:15-1:45PM. Memo from executive vice president Antonia Cortese, inviting task force members to attend meeting with AFT vice president Randi Weingarten to develop alternatives to No Child Left Behind accountability proposals

NCLB (No Child Left Behind)Report by the Commission on No Child Left Behind, "Beyond NCLB: Fulfilling the Promise to Our Nation's Children," 2007; report by the National Middle School Association, "Success in the Middle: A Policymaker's Guide to Achieving Quality Middle Level
Education," 2006; other reports and article reprints

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NCLBDraft report by the Commission on No Child Left Behind, "Beyond NCLB: Fulfilling the Promise to Our Nation's Children"; Rand Corporation report, "The Role of Districts in Fostering Instructional Improvement: Lessons from Three Urban Districts Partnered
with the Institute for Learning," 2005: AFT report, "NCLB: Let's Get It Right," n.d.

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NCLB PowerPoint10/19-20/07. Presentation at NYSUT Board of Directors meeting; document, "Landmark Agreement for Pension Benefits and School-Wide Bonuses Brings Professional Gains to NYC Public School Educators"

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NCLB Task Force Meeting9/14/07 at 2PM in Video Conf. Room. Call for meeting of the No Child Left Behind Task Force

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NCLB Meeting09/06/06 at 10:30AM in Maria's Office. Presentation by Maria Neira to the NYS Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators re Campaign for Fiscal Equity, "Can CFE Close the Achievement Gap?" February 18, 2006; memos

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Proposal of NCLB VideoLetter from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to Door Knob Films LLC, expressing support for documentary project, "No Teacher Left Behind," referencing $10,000 grant from NYSUT to assist in production, June 24, 2008; copy of check; proposal for video
documentary and request for support, with budget, April 5, 2008

Workforce Development Institute Board Meeting6/11/08 at 10:00AM in the Troy Office. Agenda for Board of Directors meeting; draft employee manual; program reports; Executive Director's Report; financial statements; publications of photographs and stories by workers and families of UAW Local 465
and others, "Unseen America New York State"

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NYS AFL-CIO Rally9/8/07 at 10AM in NYC. Invitation to Maria Neira to Labor Day rally in support of proposed federal legislation for medical monitoring and treatment for 9/11 first responders and other workers whose long-term health was affected by the attack

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NYS AFL-CIO Executive Council Meeting07/10/07 in Sheraton, New York. Agenda; report on the BALCONY (Business and Labor Coalition of New York) Universal Health Care Forum, "Affordable Health Care for New York Prescriptions for a Health State"; projected budget

Somos El Futuro 20th Annual Legislative Conference04/27-30/07. Preliminary agenda; Awards Luncheon Program; NYSUT Guide to Special Education brochures in English and Spanish; AFT brochures, Pathways to Success, in English and Spanish; NYSUT flyer in English and Spanish

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Race To The Top (RTTT)Race to the Top Program Executive Summary, U.S. Department of Education, November 2009; full funding guidelines for publication in the Federal Register; Race to the Top Program Preamble and Major Changes; Race to the Top Application for Initial
Funding

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RTTT10/15/09. NYSUT Comments Regarding the Report on Improving the Preparation, Recruitment, and Retention of Urban Educators

RTTT: Weingarten AFT News ReleaseStatement by Randi Weingarten, president, American Federation of Teachers, on "Race to the Top" Grant Awards, March 29, 2010; note about New York losing RTTT grant, NYSUT position

Task Force on Creating Pathways for New York's YouthMeeting agenda, May 24, 1991; outline of issues; notes for NYSUT president Tom Hobart

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Career Pathways Subcommittee MeetingsAgenda, June 26, 1991; list of subcommittee assignments; reports from advisory councils from other states; report, New York State Job Training: Workforce Preparation Evaluation Program Plan; testimony by National Alliance of Business before the House
Ways and Means Committee re "Education and Human Resource Factors Affecting U.S. International Competitiveness," June 5, 1991

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Career Pathways Meeting [folder 1 of 2]Wednesday, August 28 at 11:00AM in Syracuse Regional Office. Memo re meeting; U.S. Department of Labor Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills report, "What Work Requires of Schools: A SCANS Report for America 2000," June 1991; brochure
version; executive summary of U.S. General Accounting Office report

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Career Pathways Meeting [folder 2 of 2]Wednesday, August 28 at 11:00AM at Syracuse Regional Office. Agenda for meeting of Standards and Inclusion Subcommittee, June 26; plans from Virginia and Wisconsin for improving workforce preparation

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Characteristics of Ideal Learning EnvironmentsDocument

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Youth Apprenticeship, American Style: A Strategy for Expanding School and Career OpportunitiesDecember 7, 1990. Report of a conference by Consortium on Youth Apprenticeship

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New York State Job Training Partnership CouncilPublication, "A Statement of Policy on Youth Employment Investments in New York State"

National Center on Education and the Economy - America's Choice: High Skills or Low Wages!The Report of The Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce

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Education and Human Services Consortium - Structuring Interagency Partnerships to Connect Children and Families with Comprehensive ServicesJoint publication of the Education and Human Services Consortium

At Risk: A Nation and Its Youth-The National Youth Employment and Training ConferenceNYS Department of Labor (?) publication

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New York State Job Training Partnership Council-Creating a Vision: The Workforce Preparation System Of the FuturePublication

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State Education Department-Education Statistics New York StateJanuary 1991. Booklet prepared especially for members of the legislature

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New York State Job Training Partnership CouncilNY State Education Department Basic and Expanded Basic Skills: Scales for Validation Study, July 1990; fact sheet from the White House, "America 2000: The President's Education Strategy," April 18, 1991; Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the
Executive Session on S. 2, "The Strengthening Education for American Families Act"; Report to the Board of Regents on Career Preparation Validation Study; article, "Preparing a World-Class Work Force," Vocational Education Journal, May 1991; Pathways for
New York State's Youth, showing charts for enrollment and graduation activity, 1985-89, comparison of percentage of public and private school graduates entering institutions of higher learning

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Career Pathways Task ForceOctober 31. Notice of meeting; Proposal by the Rochester School-to-Work Transition Initiative, October 28, 1991; Cornell University publication, "Creating Apprenticeship Opportunities for Youth: A Progress Report from the Youth Apprenticeship
Demonstration Project in Broome County, NY," September 1991; brochure, "The University at Albany: A $4 Billion Engine for Economic Growth 1990-1999"; Statement of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at the Introduction of "The High Skills, Competitive Workforce
Act of 1991," October 1; Cornell publication, "Adapting German Apprenticeship to New York State: Report on a Symposium Convened by S. H. Hamilton," June 7, 1990; Outline of Proposed Recommendations and Recommendation Options of the Task Force on Creating
Career Pathways for New York's Youth; updates by subcommittees; related memos

Advisory Committee6/4/08 at 1PM in Conf. Rm A&amp;B. Agenda; radio script by Shorr Johnson Magnus Strategic Media opposing proposed property tax cap; related communications plan; draft of letter to state legislators; Code of Ethics Frameworks for NYSUT Local
Leaders, Benefit Fund Trustees and Their Employees Provided by NYSUT Member Benefits Trust; confidential memorandum from NYSUT general counsel James Sandner re ethics issues raised by association with Harris, Conway and Donovan, June 3, 2008; New York
Times editorial re property tax cap; press release from National Education Association (NEA) recommending endorsement of Barack Obama for president, June 3, 2008; NYSUT Briefing Bulletin, "Summary of the Report of the Commission on Property Tax Relief,"
June 2008

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NYSUT Board of Directors12/04-05/09 at Headquarters. Draft discussion paper, "NYSUT's Principles for Leading Excellence in Higher Education"; consolidated financial statements, draft as of September 1, 2009; report of vice president Neira; report of general counsel;
resolution in support of reconsideration of marriage equality bill; issues briefing papers; Report of the NYSUT High School Initiatives Task Force on Improving Graduation

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NYSUT Board of Directors09/25-26/09. Presentation for Board of Directors, "NYSUT Redistricting Background and Resolutions"; Representative Assembly materials (tentative program, deadlines); financial statements for NYSUT Building Corporation as of July 31, 2009; Report of the
Executive Director; NYSUT Member Benefits Trust and Corporation Report; Conflict of Interest Policy for NYSUT Officials and Employees

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NYSUT Board of Directors7/23/09 at Saratoga Hilton Hotel. Agenda; minutes of Board of Directors meeting of April 1, 2009; minutes of Executive Committee meetings of June 4 and May 12, 2009; reports of officers; NYSUT Building Corporation financial statements as of May 31,
2009; Building Corporation membership meeting minutes of July 23, 2009; memo re proposed building purchase, July 23, 2009; requests for affiliation; presentation points re redistricting; NYSUYT Constitution and Bylaws, effective 2009-2010; Implementation
of Actions by the 2009 NYSUT Representative Assembly, April 2-4, 2009

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NYSUT Board of Directors07/23/09 at 9AM in Saratoga Hilton. Report of vice president Maria Neira, focusing on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Race to the Top; biography of Regent Chancellor Merryl Tisch; handwritten notes; NSYUT presentation points, "Using
the Power of LAP (local action project) to Improve/Enhance Achievement"

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NYSUT Board of Directors2/27-28/09. Update from State Education Department on the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA); report of vice president Neira

New Board of Dir. Orientation8/11/08 at 9AM at Headquarters. Agenda; presentation materials; 2005-2006 Local Leaders' Guide, by NYSUT Research and Educational Services; Information Bulletin; Briefing Bulletin re special education requirements, January 2008

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NYSUT Board of Directors MeetingAugust 2008. Minutes of Board of Directors meetings of April 9 and 12, 2008; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of June 5, 2008; Report of the Executive Director; other officers' reports; position papers by NYSUT committees; proposed 2008-2011
committee recommendations; Implementation of Actions by the 2008 NYSUT Representative Assembly; survey results compiled by Task Force on the Roles and Responsibilities of Board Members

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NYSUT Board of Directors2/29/08 at 4PM in Auditorium. Agenda; officers' reports, including report of the general counsel; financial statements; minutes of Executive Committee meeting of February 29; materials re Community Service Award winners

Cabinet09/09/09 at 12:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; questionnaires for officers; NYSUT Education and Learning Trust Board of Trustees meeting agenda for September 9, minutes of April 15 and June 2 meetings, proposed budget, and related materials

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Cabinet6/17/09 at 12:30PM. Agenda; materials re charter schools

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Cabinet5/6/09 at 12:30PM. Cabinet meeting and Officers' meeting agendas; memo from director of finance and administration re CUNY Professional Staff Congress request for increased financial support; highlights of 2009 school nurse survey; list of charitable
contributions of over $5,000 for the period September 1, 2008, to April 30, 2009

Cabinet12/2/08 at 12:30PM. Agenda; memo re regional office responses to the economic crisis, December 3, 2008; NYSUT consolidated statements of operating expenses for the years ended August 31, 2008 and 2007; statement of financial position as of August 31,
2008; NYSUT membership comparison as of October 31, 2008 vs Fiscal Year end 2008, by regional office; handwritten notes

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Cabinet10/1/08 at 12:30PM. Agenda for Cabinet meeting; agenda for Board of Trustees meeting; status of regional office projects as of October 1, 2008; minutes of the Board of Trustees of the NYSUT Education and Learning Trust, March 18 and May 16; projected
Education and Learning Trust budget; handwritten notes

Cabinet1/3/08 at 12:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm 1. Agenda; document by Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, The Problem with Property Tax Caps; map of election districts and school districts in NYS; preliminary draft, Amendment to the Rules of the Board of
Regents and the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education re tenure

ELT: Fiscal Agent09/17/09. Memo recommending that Education and Learning Trust be designated as the fiscal agent for the statewide Teacher Centers meetings to comply with new federal payment policy under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

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ELT Minutes09/09/09. Minutes of special meetings of the Board of Trustees of the NYSUT Education and Learning Trust, April 15 and June 2 (minutes approved 09/09/09)

NYSUT Exec. Committee Meeting: Web-cam from Elmhurst10/22/09 at 2PM. Report of NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to the Executive Committee; NYSUT testimony to the Assembly Standing Committee on Ways and Means on the Estimated Budget Deficit for the 2009-2010 state fiscal year, October 21, 2009; research
brief, National Education Association Visiting Scholars Series, "A Time of Peril for Education," Diane Ravitch, New York University

Executive Committee Meeting, Maria Neira3/24/09. Agenda; 2009 Proposed Constitutional and Bylaw Amendments (for 37th Representative Assembly); requests for affiliation; memo to the Business and Labor Coalition of New York from the Gotham Research Group re the Fair Share Tax Concept: An
Overview of Survey Findings, March 23

Executive Committee8/13/08 at 1:00PM. NYSUT position papers re virtual learning, improving access and support for students with disabilities in technical education, and improving the state's assessment system; report of vice president Maria Neira

NYSUT RARA Reporter daily proceedings, noting unification of NYSUT and NEA/NY, endorsement of Hillary Clinton for re-election to U.S. Senate; list of Community Service Awards nominees; program and agenda for pre-RA local and retiree council presidents
conference

NY Teacher: Going Forward12/01/09 at 4PM in Dick's Office. Memo confirming meeting to discuss the future of New York Teacher newsletter

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NY Teacher Meeting11/09/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for November 26 issue

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NY Teacher Meeting10/26/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for November 12 issue

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New NY Teacher Meeting10/26/09 at 1PM in Dick's Office. List of possible new titles for New York Teacher; design timeline

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NY Teacher Meeting10/13/09 at 11AM in Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for October 29 issue

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NY Teacher9/14/09 at 11AM in Executive Conference Room 2. Story list for October 1 issue

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NY Teacher Meeting6/01/09 at 1PM in NYC. Articles from New York Times re Newsweek downsizing to fit smaller audience

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NY Teacher Meeting06/01/09. Story list for June 18 issue

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NY Teacher Meeting5/18/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for June 4 issue

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NY Teacher Meeting4/20/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for May 7 issue

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New York Teacher Revisioning and Future Planning03/25/09 at 3:30PM in Dick's Office. Document re rationale for revising New York Teacher; timeline for revisioning

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NY Teacher Meeting3/2/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for March 19 issue

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NY Teacher Meeting2/17/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Issue of January 22, 2009, New York Teacher; story list for March 5 issue

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NY Teacher01/16/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Story list for February 5 issue

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NY Teacher Meeting1/5/09 at 11AM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 2. Story list for January 22 issue; memo re poll questions on school issues; handwritten letter to Maria Neira from teacher, thanking her for posters of the late Robert F. Kennedy; letter to the editor of Albany Times
Union from Albany Public School Teachers' Association president re school aid formula

New York Teacher Meeting3/10/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for March 27

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New York Teacher Meeting2/25/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for March 13; NYSUT at-large directors Regents represented; 2008 Contract for Excellence Summary and Survey, Newburgh Enlarged City School District

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New York Teacher Meeting1/28/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for February 14

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New York Teacher Meeting1/14/08 at 11AM in Exec. Conference Rm. 2. Story list for January 31

Officers' Advisory Committee05/07/08 at 2PM in Conf. Rm. B&amp;C. Agenda; Local and Retiree Council Presidents post-conference survey summary and results

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Officers' Meeting12/8/09 at 9:30AM. Discussion paper for Board of Regents re Transforming Teaching and Ensuring an Equitable Distribution of Qualified Teachers in New York State, November 10, 2009; description of framework and objectives of the New York Opportunity to
Learn Summit 2010; related memos

Officers05/06/09 at 11AM in Dick's Office. Discussion topics for meeting with the Commissioner; proposal for charitable contribution administration from the secretary-treasurer, noting consistent spending over budget, April 15

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Officers' Meeting04/15/09 at 10AM in Dick's Office. Agenda; agenda for Cabinet meeting; financial statements; draft program for NYSUT Local Action Project; draft program for NYSUT New Local Presidents Conference; memo re NAACP Centennial Convention; New York Post
article about teacher salary hikes and other changes made by NYC Mayor Bloomberg and his chancellor, Joel Klein

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Officers3/25/09 at 11:00AM. Agenda; United University Professions list of direct funding costs; news clipping re counterdemonstrators at Buffalo memorial service visited upon by three-person itinerant hate group; program for Local and Retiree Council
Presidents Conference

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Officers3/4/09 at 11:00AM. Agendas for Officers' and Cabinet meetings; letter from president of Buffalo Teachers Federation to NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi complaining about unresponsive legal services, February 26

Dinner with Officers1/5/09. Poll questions with arguments for and against on school-related issues; memo

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Officers' Meeting12/2/08 at 10AM. Agenda; memo from NYSUT executive director Pauline Kinsella to NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi re collective bargaining issues in the current and anticipated economic climate, November 19; presentation to Board of Directors meeting,
"Impact of the Economy on the State Budget"

Policy Council11/10/08 at 10:30AM in NYSUT HQ. Presentation points re 2008 Fiscal Crisis; State Education Department policy papers for decision, Submission of a Differentiated Accountability Model to the U.S. Department of Education, and Proposed Interim Growth
Model for Title I Accountability; draft NYSUT High School Initiatives Task Force Strategies and Action Items for Improving Graduation Rates; attendance sheet for Policy Council meeting; list of Policy Council members for 2008-2011

Research and Educational Services Dept. Staff Meeting06/18/09 at 9AM in Conf. Room B&amp;C. Agenda; final draft of speech, "States Will Lead the Way Toward Reform: National Governors Association"; NYSUT's Framework for Action on Teacher Quality; document re teacher quality and effectiveness

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Research and Educational Services Planning Session5/5/09. List of schools in need of improvement under Title I, with cover press release from State Education Department, September 3, 2004; memo from NYSUT director of field operations to NYSUT officers re public employee strikes in New York (text of
Taylor Law), September 19, 2005; summary of Division of Research and Educational Services Planning Conference, April 28-29, 2005; speech by Maria Neira at Representative Assembly, 2005

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Research and Educational Services Dept. Staff Meeting9/9/08 at 9AM in Conf. Rm. B&amp;C. List of small groups discussing "Charting Our Course"; discussion group work sheets; list of NYSUT's organizational frameworks; outline of staff meeting theme, "Staying Ahead of the Curve"

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Research and Educational Services Staff Meeting6/18/08 at 9:00AM in Conf. Rm. B&amp;C. Agenda; document, 2007-08 Review of Major Issues and Events; questions for table discussion on collaboration; memos

Research &amp; Ed. Staff Meeting01/06/06 at 9AM. Staff meeting agenda; reprint of article from December 8, 2005, New York Teacher, "Combating the Achievement Gap" ; special report by the Education Trust, "The Funding Gap 2005: Low-Income and Minority Students Shortchanged by Most
States"; campaign trifold brochure (apparent retirement gag), "Yagielski for Congress in 06"

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Research &amp; Ed. Svcs. Meeting01/06/06 at 9:00AM in Conf. Room B&amp;C. Staff meeting agenda; reprint of article from December 8, 2005, New York Teacher, "Combating the Achievement Gap" ; special report by the Education Trust, "The Funding Gap 2005: Low-Income and Minority
Students Shortchanged by Most States"; campaign trifold brochure (apparent retirement gag), "Yagielski for Congress in 06"; brochure, "NYSUT presents Literacy and Math Institutes," February 11, 2006; handwritten notes

Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting12/21/09 at 9:30AM. Agenda; memo from Maria Neira to NYSUT Board of Directors re expiration of terms of members of Board of Regents, possible candidates, December 18

Research and Educational Services Managers Meeting9/8/09 at 2:00PM. Agenda; memos

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R &amp; E Managers Retreat08/26/09 at 10AM in Sargo's at Saratoga National, Crystal Room. Agenda; draft discussion item re next steps for NYSUT for Race to the Top; outline for Southern Tier Summer Leadership Conference; response by State Education Department to U.S. Department
of Education request for comments re Race to the Top, August 24, 2009

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R &amp; E Managers Meeting06/08/09 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)/NYSUT Partnership Proposal; presentation outline re federal and state efforts at education reform

R &amp; E Managers Meeting05/11/09 at 10AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT New Staff Orientation; NYSUT capital expenditures budget for 2009-10; budget for Office of the First Vice President

R &amp; E Managers Meeting2/11/09 in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting; questions for roundtable discussion on the economy and state aid; letter to Kerry Kennedy from NYSUT president Dick Ianuzzi re Speak Up Speak Out social justice agenda
partnership between NYSUT and Robert F. Kennedy Memorial

R &amp; E Managers Meeting11/11/08 at 10AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; memo from State Education Department re guidance on record keeping and reporting the required professional development completed by teachers and teaching assistants; NYSUT Information Bulletin re the
professional development requirement for certification

R &amp; E Managers Meeting10/14/08 at 3:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; memos re credit recovery (allowing students to graduate by taking online courses to make up for missed class time), importing thousands of foreign teachers to make up for teacher shortage

R &amp; E Managers Meeting9/9/08 at 9AM. Agenda; NYSUT Position Paper on Recommendations for Improving New York State's Assessment System; flyer and description of education summit re closing the achievement gap in Title I schools

Managers Meeting6/9/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; draft outline of Governor's Dropout Summit; presentation to NYSUT by James Viola, executive director, NYS Education Department, June 5, 2008; memo recommending against proposed legislation requiring school districts to enforce
a disciplinary action against students regardless of whether the offending behavior occurred in a different district

Managers Meeting3/18/08 at 3PM. Agenda; materials for Representative Assembly, including list of invitees; list of pre-RA attendees for Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference; report to the Board of Regents, "Charter Schools: overview of the formation process
and impact in small cities"; discussion and action items for Regents meeting

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R &amp; E Managers Meeting02/25/08 at 1PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda

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Managers Meeting02/08/08 at 2:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; draft report by NYSUT Division of Research and Educational Services, "2008 Physical Education Compliance Survey and Summary"; text of budget bill in Senate and Assembly

Managers Meeting1/7/08 at 9:30AM. Agenda; State Education Department progress report on implementation of Chapter 57 of the Laws of 2007

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R &amp; E Managers06/18/07 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; downloaded articles, including Local Presidents' Online Reference Guide; draft letter to the editor to be signed by Board of Regents, NYSUT, and NYS Council of School Superintendents re addressing teacher
shortage by allowing retired certified teachers to return to work without diminishing their retirement benefits

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R &amp; E Managers03/21/07 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; report by Council of Chief State School Officers, "Recommendations to Reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act"; Policy Council presentation, "Focus on Accountability"; agenda and list of
Policy Council attendees at March 28 meeting; letter from NYSUT vice president Maria Neira to Education Commissioner Richard Mills re testing program for grades 3-8, November 13, 2006

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Research &amp; Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting06/27/06 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; document, "NYSUT Research Department: What We Do, What We Need"; employment (salary) histories for individual NYSUT staff (CWA or PSA)

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Research &amp; Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting05/25/06 at 9:30AM in Chuck's Office. Draft language of an SES Rewards and Incentive Policy

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L &amp; RCPC Debriefing05/24/06 at 3:30PM in Exec. Conf. Rm. 1. Local and Retiree Council Presidents Conference agenda; evaluation form summaries for various conference events

Research &amp; Ed. Svcs. Managers Meeting01/25/06 at 2:30PM in Chuck's Office. Agenda; agenda for 2006 Pre-RA Local and Retirees Council Presidents Conference, January 27; agenda for NYSUT Policy Council meeting, February 8; NYSUT-NEA Unification Q and A; resolutions

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Maria Neira NYSUT Statewide Committee Meeting12/06/08. Agenda for NYSUT Statewide Committee meeting; comments for review by Maria Neira re possible NYSUT position on modifications to regulations allowing make-up course credit (credit recovery) and independent study, December 3; list of Research
and Educational Services committees, 2008-2011; newsletter, Connect-ability, on disabilities awareness, prepared by and for students, 2007, with message from Maria Neira; NYSUT position paper on improving access, support, and employability for students
with disabilities, August 2008; guidance paper on virtual learning in New York State; Recommendations of NYSUT's Committee on Education Technology; end-of-term reports for the NYSUT Educational Services committees

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Subject Area Committee Meeting2/1-3/08 at 7PM in Desmond. Facilitative memos